Final answer:
To report a fatality or significant injury event to OSHA, you must call the OSHA confidential number within designated time limits. Other responsibilities include recording keeping and worker training, all to maintain workplace safety.
Step-by-step explanation:
When reporting a fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA, you will need to notify OSHA within eight hours of a workplace fatality and within 24 hours of all work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations, and all losses of an eye. This can be done by calling OSHA's confidential number at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742). Notifying your immediate supervisor, while important, is not enough; you must directly contact OSHA. Additionally, Option 3, filling out an OSHA Form 301, is part of keeping accurate records, but the immediate obligation is to call. Writing formal letters or solely completing forms does not meet the quick response required for these serious incidents.
Employers also have the responsibility to: provide safety training; keep accurate records; perform tests; provide personal protective equipment; conduct medical exams; post OSHA citations and summaries; and ensure a workplace free of serious risks. Workers can file confidential complaints if they believe there is a hazard or if standards are not being followed, without fear of retaliation.